The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/09/20 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: September 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/09/20 at 19:00 EDT

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We start with an emergency affecting three Northwest Territories communities, where residents are being urged to stay indoors while the RCMP search for a gunman. Inuvic's mayor, Peter Clarkson, says the alert was issued after reports that a woman was shot at the town's airport earlier this afternoon. Until we hear from the RCMP, things are safe to open up again. We're just asking people to shelter in place for their own safety, and then as soon as we hear, the shooter isn't in Anuvik or that has been captured,

then we'll lift that. The alert covers the communities of Anuvik, Fort McPherson, and Sigatchik, which are all connected by the same highway. The RCMP is urging people not to let other people into their homes, to report any emergencies, suspicious activity by calling 911 and not to disclose police operations on social media. In Washington, the Trump administration's latest immigration moves are putting pressure on Silicon Valley. On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing hefty fees on

H-1B visas, which are heavily used by big tech firms. Anise Hadari reports. And in many cases, these companies are going to pay a lot of money for that. and they're very happy about. U.S. President Donald Trump is about to make it a lot more expensive when companies use a specific type of work visa to hire a non-American employee. White House Staff Secretary Will Sharp. What this proclamation will do is raise the fee that companies pay to sponsor H-1B applicants to $100,000. The H-1B visa isn't exclusive to the tech sector,

but it is heavily used by large tech companies like Amazon. Amazon, Apple, or Microsoft. The idea is companies can use it to hire skilled workers they say they cannot find in the USA. No more. Fees for that work visa could have been around $2,000 U.S. dollars. So no matter what, $100,000 is a huge jump. And he's hit R.E. CBC News, Washington.

U.S. attorney Eric Seabert resigned Friday night under pressure from the Trump administration. The Associated Press is quoting sources as saying he was told to resign or be fired. after a month-long mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James did not result in criminal charges. James is perceived to be a Trump adversary. Canada-wide demonstrations were taking place today to protest a host of federal liberal measures. As Edomusa tells us, the draw-the-line protest brought together climate change, migrant rights, and anti-war and indigenous rights activists. We're uniting social and political movements in Canada.

out in a historic coalition that has not existed before. Saeed Hassan, with Migrant Workers' Alliance for Change, since protesters are taking aim at legislation like Bill C-5, which allows the federal government to approve big projects like pipelines by sidestepping existing laws. The move has been framed as being essential to combating the economic threat posed by the U.S. But environmentalist David Suzuki isn't buying it.

We've got to stop putting jobs in the economy above everything else. What about Mother Earth? What about the things that keep us alive? Demonstrators want greater protections for refugees and for the federal government to shift its focus away from fossil fuel projects and expanding Canada's military and towards tackling issues like climate change and income inequality. Ivel-Muse, CBC News, Toronto. A new tool employed by BC search and rescue can locate missing people by tracking their cell phones, even in areas with no service. cell phones must have battery life to be located by the life seeker. Alan McMority is a search manager with North Shore Rescue. He says hikers must have charged cell phones for the search tool to work.

People rely on their phones too much to do too many things. They use it for their navigation. They use it for communication. They're taking pictures. They're posting on social media of their hike. And that is your world this hour. I'm Jasmine Saputus.